December 31 NEC Energy News
¶ “Texas Coal Plant Will Convert To Solar Plus Storage” • San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc, a rural electric cooperative in Texas, was awarded more than $1.4 billion through the USDA’s Empowering Rural America program to convert lignite plants to a 400-MW solar and 200-MW battery facility powering 47 South Texas counties. [POWER Magazine]
¶ “Russia Fails To Repair Damaged Equipment At Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant” • According to Energoatom, Russia tried but failed to repair the shunt reactor of the 750-kV Dniprovska power line, which they had damaged. This reactor is connected to one of the power lines supplying electricity from Ukrainian-controlled territory. [Espreso.tv]
¶ “Vestas Closes 2024 With A Flurry Of Orders” • Vestas closed out the year with a glut of orders totaling 653 MW across the US, Europe, and Africa. In the US, the company announced a pair of orders for undisclosed projects. The turbine maker will deliver sixty 4.5-MW machines through its Steelhead Americas arm for a 270-MW project. [reNews]
¶ “Tesla Cybertruck Not Off To A Good Start …” • Tesla started regular deliveries of the Cybertruck in October. The company seems to have claimed that it had 2.2 million reservations. Now, after delivering only about 30,000 of the trucks, it says people ordering a Cybertruck can get it in four to six weeks. These are not good signs. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Suzlon And Jindal Renewables Expand Collaboration For Green Steel” • Suzlon has further strengthened its partnership with Jindal Renewables by securing another 302.4-MW wind power project in the Koppal region of Karnataka. This marks Suzlon’s largest-ever commercial and industrial order from a single customer. [WindInsider]
¶ “NREL Technical Assistance Advances Community Clean Energy Goals Through Communities LEAP Pilot” • The US DOE and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have a history of partnering on a range of technical assistance programs to help meet renewable energy goals and priorities of US communities. Here we look at some. [NREL.gov]
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